New Leaf Cafe 171 Main Street, Eastsound, WA 98245

"This weekend I was on Orcas Island for a local agricultural conference, and dined at New Leaf on my way to catch the ferry home. I had such an incredible meal starting with an arugula salad with a light, tangy passion fruit vinaigrette that was absolutely perfect. I also ordered Ahi Tataki which was fabulous - all the flavors and textures were divine. For my main I chose the braised duck ragù which had been recommended to me by a local who works at The Orcas Project wine tasting room a couple of blocks away. It was SO delicious! The flavors, textures, and plated presentation far exceeded my expectations. I also place a great deal of value and appreciation for chefs and establishments that prioritize sourcing local ingredients, and since Orcas has so much to offer from local farms, fisheries and artisans, I was pleased to see this restaurant naming some of their local sources on the menu. The staff was also very kind and the perfect amount of attentive. I will definitely be bringing my husband sometime soon for a date night!"

"Dinner here was SO good, i think we’ll come back to orcas island just for here! We came for dinner two nights and breakfast once, and it never disappointed."

"Truly my wife’s kind of place—gorgeous view, delightful decor, a lovely helpful server, and Amazing food! I had the classic eggs Benedict and it was quite good. The home fried potatoes were delicious, crispy on the outside but wonderfully creamy on the inside. My wife had the mushroom crepe with tomato chutney and asked for a side of the tarragon hollandaise sauce. We both enjoyed the tasty chipotle hot sauce too. She was in Heaven with all the remarkable flavors, which makes me very happy as she’s a bit harder to feed in most restaurants. (I’ve got meat-y and pasta favorites that are pretty hard to mess up, but not the case for her.) We both loved the view—just across the street from the inlet on a lovely sunny day—and the ambiance. She was a happy cat over the stylish black & white woven chairs and the beautiful art on the walls. Well worth a visit to this stylish place for an excellent meal!"

"New Leaf has the best breakfast on Orcas, hands down. My wife and I loved it. The staff were all so friendly and the atmosphere was great. My wife recommends the Kale and Mushroom Eggs Benedict on the GF English muffin and I loved the Two Egg breakfast with the Brown Bear Baking wheat sourdough toast and marionberry jam!! We will be back next time we are in Orcas!"

"This was one of my top five meals I’ve ever eaten. My family was on Orcas Island for a wedding and so my immediate family dined in along with two aunts and two uncles and their families as well. We were all at separate tables, but we were all in there. We waited a bit to get inside, but that was more than understandable since there were so many of us, and boy was it worth it. Every single one of us said it was delicious. That day, their special was the Dutch Baby with cherries and we got the last one for the day and it was amazing. I got the savory crepe with a tomato chutney and the waitress gave me a disclaimer ahead of time that it packed a flavor punch and she was definitely right. The chutney, specifically, was what put this meal in my top five meals ever. I live across the country, but am already hoping we can go back so I can get it again."